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A new day, A new Year, and a new Decade! We don’t get to say that very often, so it’s kind of cool. Anyway, as we look to the near future for Mechanical Elements, we want to know what you want in 2020. How should we improve the website? What new plans should we create? […]
We’ve been working with the great folks at Johnson Trailer Parts for a while. Their business is primarily selling trailer parts, but they understand the greasy hands-on Do-It_Yourself paradigm!
On a recent trailer, I experimented with a new folding tongue design. Now it’s time to review — What do I like? What would I do different if building another?
Plans are now available for the Twin Torsion Axle Walking Beam Trailer Suspension. This was introduced on a build early in 2018, with posts about the trailer including a video
New Product Announcement: The Mechanical Elements line of DIY Trailer Blueprints has just expanded with some brand new Torsion Axle Trailer Plans. You ask, and we work to deliver.
Time to look at the action by Testing the Twin Torsion Axles. Video is a great way to see what’s really happening with the new suspension design!
When the rubber meets the road, that’s when the feeling of real accomplishment kicks in. This is the first trailer test with our new frame and funky suspension design.
A New Size? OK, MechanicalElements.com has Gantry Crane plans – for years. Now, we just released the Perfect Size Crane for your Garage.
The most popular pages on Synthesis about Trailer Design now have a fresh revision. May, 2017. They include more content, more pictures, and a mobile friendly web design.
May, the time of new flowers after April showers, is also the time for building that project you’ve been stewing on over the winter.
We have a winner of the $100 Visa Gift Card! We sent out the Photo request, and you responded. Now the drawing, and the winner.
Introducing a new gantry crane product to the Mechanical Elements family of Do-It-Yourself Plans — as Free Plans in our launch celebration!
Do you have photos? – Do you have a story? We’re interested in your DIY project. If you purchased plans at Synthx.com or MechanicalElements.com, we would love to see what you built.
Mechanical Elements is back online with a new look, a new logo, new functionality, and a better shopping experience. — With — the Same Great DIY Project Plans and so much more.